The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-24

Minor where there are large deposits, and
whence il is sent direct to the manufactures at
Ruhla. of which there are at present forty, en-
trics.
A Mrs. MARTIN of Atlanta, has sold her
year-old to Joseph Burns. OF Chicago, for
5000. Burns was discarded sutton of Mrs.
Martin dozen years ago. and now. rich and
childless, he purchased the boy, and will adopt
him.
AFTER the dinner given by the Century peo-
pie TO Mr.. Roswell Smith, Mr.. Frank r. Stock
ton remarked carelessly: ''We were seven hours
at the table. Now. three meals day at that
rate would be all that any man ought to ex-
pect."
THE proposal to build memorial in London
to Charles Dickens recalls the fact that the de-
ceased novelist in his will soemnly prohibited
any such act the part of his friends. He de-
sired no other memorial than his published
works.
GERMAN physician, in an article on the late
Professor Langenbeck, enumerates the many
improvements which surgery owe to him. His
methods used during the last with
France, and thanks to this circumstance thou
sands of soldiers now possess their limbs in
sound condition, which the doctors of the old
school would have amputated
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw's private secretary is
kept busy booking dinner-dases for his famous
chief. Tho date of dinner is placed in one
column MIR. Depew's acceptance destination
In another and the subject upon which he is
expected to speak in still another. just at
present the number of Invitations flowing in on
Mr.. Depew is very large.
GENERAL BUTLER has been following his own
advice in relation to buying ard for the sake of
obtaining the value that other people give to it
Last year he offered some property south of tn Q
Capitol, at Washington. to the government. but
it did not want 1t then. The property has since
been appraised. with a view to its purchase, and
ia to 600
offered it for last year.
JOAQUIN MILLER has a vast amount OF trouble
in his domestic affairs. Not long ago his favor
lite daughter married actor against her
fathers will. and now HAL" Miller a son of the
famous poet. is in jail in Nevada City for horse
stealing. Hall is young fellow not yet
eighteen years of age. He offers another illus
tration of the fact that his fathers life has been
one of verses and reverses.
THE Paris Fl caro- says that if you want your
children to have pretty teeth you must begin
with the second dentition to press back with the
finger every morning the teeth which have
tendency to project forward, and to pull forward
those which tend backward As a wash-boil
in tumberful of water pinch of quassia
wood with pinch of pulverzed cacao It
strengthens the gums and wbiteus the teeth
without injuring the enamel which covers the
bone. Wash the mouth after each meal with
lukewarm boiled water.
THE largest gymnasium in the world is said to
be that of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Liverpool Harvard is said to have the
next largest Ladies we'll ad-
mitted to the liverpool gymnasium and
thusiastic are the members that they will go out
int the slums and induce the street arabs
come in and be taught the use of their muscles.
Over 400 ragamuffins have been taught in this
way in one week Until less than two years ago
the association refused to allow boxing in its
gymnasium but now it is as freely INDUCED in
as other sports.
DAVID HosTETTER, of Pittsburg, Pa. who
has made vast fortune in the manufacture of
bitters, is man about seventy years OF age.
Physically he is Insignificant He is not much
five feet in height and of very slender
build. His hair is whittier and he
a gray mustache. He has a large family. His
eldest who was threatened with consump-
ton, is now in CALIFORNIA; and is in much better
health than when he left Pittsburg. Mr.. Hos
letters wealth is estimated at between So 600 900
and $4,000. 900. There was a time when he ped
died his medicine foot
II CANNOT be content with less than heaven"
Said Mr.. Bailey. poet of much worth,
Not modest he many later
Who would be satisfied with the earth.